terse (adj.)

• abbreviated
• abridged
• abrupt
• aphoristic
• axiomatic
• bluff
• blunt
• brief
• brusque
• chaste
• classic
• clear
• clear-cut
• clipped
• close
• closemouthed
• compact
• compendious
• compressed
• concentrated
• concise
• contracted
• crisp
• curt
• cut
• direct
• dumb
• easy
• elegant
• elliptic
• epigrammatic
• finished
• formulaic
• gnomic
• graceful
• gracile
• gruff
• incisive
• laconic
• lean
• limpid
• lucid
• mum
• mute
• natural
• neat
• pellucid
• perspicuous
• petulant
• pithy
• plain
• platitudinous
• pointed
• polished
• precise
• proverbial
• pungent
• pure
• quiet
• refined
• reserved
• restrained
• round
• rude
• sententious
• short
• shortened
• silent
• simple
• snug
• speechless
• straightforward
• succinct
• summary
• taciturn
• tart
• tasteful
• taut
• tight
• tongue-tied
• trim
• truncated
• unaffected
• ungracious
• untalkative
• wordless